Off-Topic / What's your connection with Poland? Penpals. [554]

I've been lurking on this forum for several weeks now. This is my first post.

I am not Polish but am engaged to a woman born & raised in Wroclaw but now living in California. We visited her hometown last year and I got to meet her family & friends. I was very impressed with Polish hospitality & manners, and was always made to feel welcome.

Although I studied a bit of Polish on CDs before I left, the language is difficult for English speakers. Nonetheless, I was complimented on several occasions on my pronunciation. Still, I have a long ways to go before I can have even a simple conversation...

Fiancee notwithstanding, I'm very interested in Polish history & culture, as well as the diaspora. I hope to learn a lot more on this forum, and perhaps contribute too. Dziekuje!

Love / Polish women are the most beautiful in the world! [1718]

I'm engaged to a Polish woman and, yes, she's quite beautiful...

Although this is purely subjective, after spending a few weeks in Poland last year, I came away quite impressed with the looks of Polish women. This impression was reinforced when we spent a few days in Berlin before returning to the US. Polish woman have a more appealing style than their German counterparts, and "carried" themselves better.

Of course, once back in California I noticed young women walking around in pajama bottoms & Uggs, something I never saw in Europe. Yikes...

History / 'Battle of Britain' won thanks to Polish aces !! [158]

I highly recommend the book mentioned earlier by z_darius -- A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron. I came away very impressed with the skill & heroism of the Polish aviators, and saddened by the eventual betrayal of Polish nationhood by both Roosevelt & Churchill.

History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [339]

Excellent chronology of Polish resistance. A big thank you from a non-Polish American from California...